The poetrytrain arrived at the final destination
Today we arrived in Los Angeles. It was a long ride from NYC. We discovered a lot, we met a lot of wonderfull people on the way. Learn more about it at our twitter feed www.twitter.com/lapoetrybeach
This are the stops between Chicago and Los Angeles
Stations Chicago, IL – Union Station (CHI) Naperville, IL (NPV) Mendota, IL (MDT) Princeton, IL (PCT) Galesburg, IL (GBB) Fort Madison, IA (FMD) La Plata, MO (LAP) Kansas City, MO – Union Station (KCY) Lawrence, KS (LRC) Topeka, KS (TOP) Newton, KS (NEW) Hutchinson, KS (HUT) Dodge City, KS (DDG) Garden City, KS (GCK) Lamar,…
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Tribute to Kenneth Patchen
In 1977, 5 years after Kenneth Patchen passed away, the following poets wrote a poem to commoreate Kenneth Patchen. William Eversonlawrence Ferlinghettihoward SchoenfeldChales Wrey Gardineejames schevilldiane di primaBernard kopsMichael horovitzjoel climenhagahooo manninglars gustav hellstromjonathan clarkediane wald
Reroute we missed the train
Today we missed the train to Seattle. That’s why we stay over for a night in Chicago. Tomorrow we will take the Southwest Chief which will leave 2.50 pm from Chicago to Los Angeles, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Amtrak bills the route as one of its most scenic, with views of the Painted Desert and the Red Cliffs of Sedona, as…
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This will be the cover of our poetrybook
th This is the cover of the ‘get ready to die’ poetrybook. Let us know if you like it on twitter or facebook!
The poetrytrain just left NYC
At 3.40 p.m. we left New York City. Jump on the poetrytrain if you want to submit a poem. It’s for free!
91 stops
At these 91 stations the #poetrytrain 2021 will stop: state day station Poet arrival/depart New York dec 7 NYP (New York Penn Station, NY) – 3:40 p.m. depart New York dec 7 CRT (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) – 4:33 p.m. New York dec 7 POU (Poughkeepsie, NY) – 5:18 p.m. New York dec 7 RHI (Rhinecliff, NY)…
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Poetrytrain Ohio
We the poets, are in Ohio on day 2 of the Poetrytrain. Jump on the #poetrytrain to Los Angeles from one of the following trainstations in Ohio. CLE (Cleveland, OH) – 03:33 a.m. ELY (Elyria, OH) – 04:14 a.m. SKY (Sandusky, OH) – 04:51 a.m. TOL (Toledo, OH) – 05:55 a.m. BYN (Bryan, OH) –…
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What is the Beautiful?
by Kenneth Patchensee also the video from Aaron Bergner below The narrowing line.Walking on the burning ground.The ledges of stone.Owlfish wading near the horizon.Unrest in the outer districts. Pause. And begin again.Needles through the eye.Bodies cracked open like nuts.Must have a place.Dog has a place. Pause. And begin again.Tents in the sultry weather.Rifles hate holds.Who…
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